Tequila Sunrise (1988)
Directed by Robert Towne · 115 min · Thriller, Crime, Romance
17.1 TOPICAL score · #4,821 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, while Nick is a high-profile detective trying to take down a Mexican drug lord named Carlos. Soon Nick's loyalties are put to the test when he begins an affair with restaurateur Jo Ann -- a love interest of Mac's -- unwittingly leading his friend into a police-orchestrated trap.
Tequila Sunrise (1988, directed by Robert Towne) has a TOPICAL score of 17.1 - ranked 4,821 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on audience. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 52% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 62. Audiences: TMDB 6.1/10 (614 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 27 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics52% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 62
- AudienceTMDB 6.1/10 (614 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 27 languages
- Still read20,983 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Mel Gibson (actor #639), Michelle Pfeiffer (actor #362), Kurt Russell (actor #748), Raul Julia (actor #1,208)
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